Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 56%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics77.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive46.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130408
Uptime5.8 Days
Run DateNov 21 '20 at 16:16
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU 42%
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 PC Performing below expectations (30th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-9590-$298
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
56% Above average
Memory 78.1
1-Core 50.6
2-Core 99.8
49% 76.2 Pts
4-Core 185
8-Core 276
29% 231 Pts
64-Core 280
17% 280 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 56%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77.6% Very good
Lighting 95
Reflection 108
Parallax 91.6
77% 98.1 fps
MRender 93
Gravity 93.1
Splatting 98.1
78% 94.8 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 240GB-$196
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFZ12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 140 24 155 90 50 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
46.9% Average
Read 340
Write 308
Mixed 219
SusWrite 108
54% 244 MB/s
4K Read 17.6
4K Write 36.3
4K Mixed 24.5
77% 26.1 MB/s
DQ Read 28.5
DQ Write 76.4
DQ Mixed 36.7
32% 47.2 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 46.9%
Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
41GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 124 145 144 125 135 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Read 166
Write 150
Mixed 63.5
SusWrite 132
93% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
49.5% Average
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 15.3
MC Mixed 18.4
52% 18.3 GB/s
SC Read 9.8
SC Write 8.2
SC Mixed 11.8
28% 9.93 GB/s
Latency 84.2
48% 84.2 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 49.5%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-970A-DS3P Builds (Compare 3,173 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P - $149

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $366
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